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NATO CCMS Pilot Study
PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION IN SELECTED INDUSTRIAL SECTORS:
Mega-Sites
June 12-16, 2005
Ottawa, Canada
Transboundary Cooperation
for Hazard Prevention in the
Kura-river Basin
Presentation by
Nino Chikovani
Ministry of Environment
GEORGIA
Georgia
Location:
South Caucasus
Area:
69.700 km 2
Population:
5.411.000
Capital:
Tbilisi
BASELINE INFORMATION
BASELINE INFORMATION
RELEVANT PROJECTS
Water Management in the South Caucasus (USAID)
Joint River Management Programme-Kura Basin (TACIS)
Implementation of London Protocol in Georgia (DANCEE)
Development of a Transboundary Cooperation for Hazard
Prevention in the Kura River Basin
Increase of Public Environmental Awareness and
Information in Transboundary Regions of the South
Caucasus Courtiers:
Watersheds of Debeda and Khrami Rivers
(CENN)
TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION FOR
HAZARD PREVENTION IN THE KURARIVER BASIN
• German Federal Ministry for the
Environment, Nature Protection and
Nuclear Safety;
• The Federal Environmental Agency of
Germany;
• German Consulting Firm IABG;
• The South Caucasian States
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
PROJECT IS UNDER THE FRAMEWORK
OF
• Convention on the transboundary effects
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of industrial accidents
Seveso II Directive (on the control of
major-accident hazards involving
dangerous substances)
Consideration the requirement of UNECE
in respect to the transboundary effects of
industrial averages and recommendations
of necessary measures in view of security
techniques for plants with a potential risk
of water pollution.
MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
• Determination of the technical and administrative
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feasibility for consultancy services;
Preparation of a warning and alarm system in
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia;
Implementation of international central warning
centers for transboundary communication;
Registration of all activities relevant for industrial
activities in the Kura river basin
Investigations of concrete enterprises hazardous
to waters
Consequent recommendations aiming to improve
the safety of installations.
Elaboration and Implementation of
Measures for Hazard Prevention in the Kura
River Basin
Since the project was local experts of each South Caucasian State
gathered basic data dealing with the inventory of hazard potentials
and the prevention of possible hazard incidents in the river basin of
Kura.
The basic data comprise the following subjects:
•Existing contingency plans
or related Regulations;
•Contingency plan;
•Safety report;
•On site contigency plan;
•Off site contigency plan;
•Major accident prevention
policy;
•Existing main warning
centers or related
installations;
•Existing data base or data
pool of operations.
INVESTIGATION OF ENTERPRISES
Looking at the results of the accidental risk spots
inventory each South Caucasian country
identified and proposed three industrial
enterprises for further pilot investigations.
 Armenia
Chemical industry (river Razdan – Araks)
Chemical industry (river Debed – Kura)
Mineral processing (river Debed – Kura)
 Azerbaidjan
Textile processing (river – Alasani/ Kura)
Oil refining
Power supply (river Kura)
 Georgia
Chemical industry (river Kura)
Rail body processing (river Kura)
Mining industry (river Maschawera – Kura).
Water Pollution
Madneuli
Madneuli Mining
Mining (copper,
(copper, lead,
lead, zinc,
zinc,
barite
barite and
and cold).
cold). The
The mine
mine is
is located
located in
in
an
an agricultural
agricultural region
region where
where about
about
20.000
20.000 people
people lilive.
ve. In
In 1992,
1992, the
the
copper
copper content
content in
in the
the Kazretula
Kazretula river
river
was
was 220
220 titimes
mes higher
higher than
than legal
legal
standard,
standard, zinc
zinc –– 65
65 times.
times.
EXPECTED RESULTS
• Definite reduction of water pollution in the Kura
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river basin caused by industrial accidents
Development of a system for successive
implementation of European standards
concerning requirements for safety of industrial
plants hazardous to water with the aim of a
continual improvement to water protection.
Technology and information transfer in the field
of systems and safety engineering and hazard
management
Improvement of cooperation through the
realization of a joint international warning and
alarm system for the Kura river basin
The PROJECT SUPPORTS THE
FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES AND
PROCESSES
 Preparation to join the United Nations Economic
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Commission for Europe (UN ECE) convention “On
the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Plants”
Step-by-step implementation of measures in
order to increase the security level of industrial
plants
International knowledge exchange, transfer of
project results on other river basins aiming at a
sustainable development in the whole region
Preparation of the Kura Convention
Preparing the founding of the International
Commission for the Protection of the Kura River
Improvement of the water quality of the Kura
River as a resource for drinking water supply
THANKS FOR ATTENTION